What we learned

The mistakes Tulane had made all year came back to bite it, and the Green Wave threw in some new ones. Quarterback Jake Retzlaff, formerly an inconsistent passer but not turnover prone, tossed a pair of interceptions because of bad decisions before getting benched. The defensive backs, who had their eyes in the backfield several times previously, got burned repeatedly this time. After another costly false start messed up another goal-to-go series when the game was still in doubt, Patrick Durkin hooked a 23-yard field for his first miss of the season. It was a total team breakdown.

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A defense in disarray. UTSA quarterback Owen McCown set a school record with 31 completions in 33 attempts (93.9%), meaning this was not an occasional problem but a secondary beref

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